# New Hampshire HB1516: (New Title) allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

New Hampshire HB1516, (New Title) allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brian H Labrie (Republican); status passed house, last action 2026-04-10 (Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1516
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- Sponsor: Brian H Labrie (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian H Labrie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian D Cole (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Sweeney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Schneller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Drew (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Drago (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-10: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/16/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:15 am; SC 13 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0610h: MA DV 176-160 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 45 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Amendment # 2026-0610h (NT): AA VV 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 44 (House)
- 2026-02-27: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-02-27: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0610h (NT) 02/17/2026 (Vote 11-6; RC) HC 10 P. 68 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Executive Session: 02/17/2026 09:00 am GP 154 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Public Hearing: 01/30/2026 11:25 am GP 154 (House)
- 2025-12-10: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 24 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23864)

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- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=23864)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1516-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).